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    “As illustrated in in the case Cruzan v. Missouri, implementing assisted suicide would give the terminally ill and suffering patients the chance to die with dignity.” The cases involving death have always been controversial. As the life expectancy began increasing and people began dying in hospitals, the controversy over right to die and assisted suicide came into place. This is when Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health 1990 came into limelight and became a hot topic for the next decade or so because their is no law backing up this case. “The war started when twenty- five year Nancy Beth Cruzan lost control of her car on an icy Missouri Road in January of 1983”( Cruzan v. Director of Missouri Health Department 1990, Pg 2). The accident left her into a ‘permanent vegetative state’. She wasn't able to speak or respond. The doctors described her state as persistent vegetative state where she is not able to respond. She was in this state because of lack of oxygen for a while after the accident which damaged few of her…

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    The LGBTQ civil rights movement in the United States has been at its highest, and most impactful for the past half-century. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case, Obergefell v. Hodges might have been the case to legalize same-sex marriage but the importance truly lies in the cases that paved the road for the memorable victory of this SCOTUS case. One of the most important cases is from the state of Massachusetts, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. In the year 2003, the…

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    The case of Cruzan vs. Director, Missouri Department of Health (No. 88-1503) was an important one, calling very important aspects of United States laws into question. Though some may not realize, the outcome of this case has impacted American society in ways not altogether anticipated. In 1983, Nancy Cruzan was involved in a car accident, leaving her in a vegetative state. In order to keep Cruzan alive, surgeons implanted a gastrostomy feeding and hydration tube. Once it became apparent that…

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    Background University of Missouri hospital is a Level I trauma center located in Columbia, Missouri that treats some of the most complicated injuries and illnesses. University Hospital’s trauma team cares for more than 25,000 emergency room patients each year. In addition, University Hospital boasts 247 patient beds and has a seven-story critical care tower equipped with the latest medical technology. University Hospital also offers hundreds of different surgical procedures in their state of the…

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    Identify the Most Serious Public Crime Problems: The two most serious public crime problems affecting Missouri, which I will address in this enforcement strategy, is rape and homicide. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Statistical Analysis Center, in 2014 there were 2,379 offenses of rape reported and 402 offenses of homicide. (Johnson, B., 2015) Homicide According to the The St. Louis Dispatch, the city of St. Louis experienced 159 murders in 2014, which was a major increase…

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    Introduction: Smoking: A Bad Behavior That Kills Smoking kills, this has been a public knowledge since January of 1964, when the Surgeon General released the first warning of smoking on health effects. The advisory warned users that cigarettes are a cause of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. Through the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 and the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969 regulations on tobacco products were implemented. These regulations required a health…

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    Medicaid Expansion

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    Medicaid Expansion in Missouri People do not like getting sick. However, some Missourians forego preventive care, required doctor visits, and beneficial medicines because they cannot afford them. The people in the Medicaid coverage gap ($0 ? $15,417 yearly income) include people we all know--child care workers, restaurant employees, home health workers, and students, just to name a few. The coverage gap…

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    Agricultural Impact in Missouri “Agriculture is the largest single industry in Missouri. About 35 million acres or 80 percent of Missouri’s land area is employed in farming. . . There are 266,000 persons employed as operators or farm workers on Missouri’s 165,000 farms” (Missouri Department of Agriculture, n.d.). Agriculture not only significantly helps Missouri as a state, but also helps the people living there as well. Providing jobs is an important advantage to living in a farming state.…

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    Sales Tax Research Paper

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    Taxes Research (Missouri Sales Tax) Understanding the Impact: On a daily basis, the government knocks and regulates different services that include protection, electricity, health care, keeping and water. The government, on a fundamental level, plays a role in how and when trash is disposed. Taxation is also a control of the government that determines the amount of money citizen are allowed to keep as well as how much citizens must pay. This directly impacts the amount of money citizens have…

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    Cruzan v Director, Missouri Department of Health, was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision. This became the first of the “right to die” cases heard by the Court. It brought forth the question: do people maintain a private, personal right to choose when to end their life? This case would spark national debate and an increased interest in “living wills”. Nancy Beth Cruzan was 25 years old when she was involved in a automobile accident in 1983 that left her unresponsive to outside…

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